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IOM Director General Amy Pope speaks at a Geneva press briefing on human trafficking in Southeast Asia scam compounds, July 28 2026

300,000 Trapped in Southeast Asia Scam Compounds, UN Agency Warns

IOM Director General Amy Pope told a Geneva briefing Monday that 300,000 people, lured by fake job ads on LinkedIn and social media, are trapped in scam call center compounds across Myanmar,

July 29, 2026

News

Turkish President Erdogan at joint press conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi in Ankara

Erdogan Offers Iraq Defense Products at Ankara Summit as Oil Deal Takes Shape

Turkish President Erdogan offered Iraq defense industry supplies at a joint Ankara summit Monday. Baghdad committed to one million barrels of oil and a comprehensive energy deal, as both sides named PKK

July 29, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Shein fast fashion retailer ahead of Hong Kong Stock Exchange IPO listing in 2026

Shein Discloses FTC Investigation in Hong Kong IPO Filing, Warns of Significant Payments

Shein disclosed in its Hong Kong IPO prospectus that the US Federal Trade Commission is investigating the company's American operations, warning it cannot predict the outcome and that the probe may result

July 29, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Amnesty International sign at protest calling for halt to Iran executions of January 2026 uprising detainees

Iran Executes Two Men for January 2026 Protests; Amnesty Warns 60 More Face Death

Iran publicly executed two men in Esfahan on July 28 for their alleged role in the January 2026 uprising, bringing the total executed in connection with the protests to at least 26.

July 29, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Iraqi Prime Minister al-Sudani and Turkish President Erdogan shake hands in Ankara

Iraq’s Prime Minister Meets Erdogan in Ankara as Development Road Takes Shape

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi met President Erdogan in Ankara Monday after stops in Washington and Tehran. Kurdish communities on the Development Road's northern corridor remained outside the negotiations as Iraq and

July 28, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Iran Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei speaks at press conference

Iran Tells US the Timing of War and Peace Is Not Yours to Decide

Iran's Foreign Ministry rejected American control over the Gulf ceasefire timeline. The Strait of Hormuz stayed closed, Brent crude fell, and three separate mediation tracks continued as Baghaei declared Washington would not

July 28, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump at the White House Oval Office meeting on Iran war

Netanyahu and Trump Meet at White House as Iran War Diplomacy Hangs in the Balance

Benjamin Netanyahu arrived at the White House Tuesday for his first meeting with Trump since the Iran war began, navigating disagreements over Iran's nuclear sites, Turkey F-35 sales, and Lebanon's framework while

July 28, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Rescue teams working at the scene of the Aeon Mall collapse following the 7.1 earthquake in Kumamoto Japan July 2026

Kumamoto Earthquake Kills Multiple People at Aeon Mall, Kyushu Evacuates 300,000

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Japan's Kyushu region Monday, sending the Aeon Mall ceiling crashing onto shoppers in Kumamoto and forcing 300,000 residents to evacuate. At least several people were killed in the

July 28, 2026

News

General Dan Caine at a Pentagon briefing amid Iran escalation standoff July 2026

Trump Holds Off Iran Escalation as Hormuz Diplomacy Shows First Real Movement

President Trump pulled back from a new Iran escalation after Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine warned that sustained bombing was depleting US munitions faster than they could be replaced, while technical

July 28, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Hindustan Unilever HUL products as Q1 FY27 profit falls 4 percent amid commodity cost pressure

Hindustan Unilever Profit Falls 4% as Commodity Costs Erase Sales Gains

Hindustan Unilever posted a 4% decline in quarterly net profit despite growing revenue by more than ten percent, as higher palm oil and packaging costs squeezed margins. Shares in India’s largest consumer

July 28, 2026

Business·Economy·News

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300,000 Trapped in Southeast Asia Scam Compounds, UN Agency Warns

Erdogan Offers Iraq Defense Products at Ankara Summit as Oil Deal Takes Shape

Shein Discloses FTC Investigation in Hong Kong IPO Filing, Warns of Significant Payments

Iran Executes Two Men for January 2026 Protests; Amnesty Warns 60 More Face Death

Iraq’s Prime Minister Meets Erdogan in Ankara as Development Road Takes Shape

Iran Tells US the Timing of War and Peace Is Not Yours to Decide

Netanyahu and Trump Meet at White House as Iran War Diplomacy Hangs in the Balance

Kumamoto Earthquake Kills Multiple People at Aeon Mall, Kyushu Evacuates 300,000

Trump Holds Off Iran Escalation as Hormuz Diplomacy Shows First Real Movement

Hindustan Unilever Profit Falls 4% as Commodity Costs Erase Sales Gains

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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